номер 3, страница 35 - гдз по английскому языку 5-11 класс учебник Latham-Koenig, Oxenden

3 THE CONVERSATION

a Watch the conversation. Match the period they'd like to go back to to the reason why.

1 Joanne would like to go back to the 1920s to...

2 Sean would like to go back to the 1960s to...

3 Emma would like to go back to Tudor times to...

A find out more about the politics of the time

B learn more about daily life during that period

C experience the cultural influences of the period

Glossary

the Cavern Club a music venue in Liverpool, England, where The Beatles played

the Tudors the English kings and queens who ruled from 1485–1603, e.g. Henry VIII, Elizabeth I

b Watch again. Answer the questions.

1 What aspects of her grandmother's life does Joanne mention? What does she think these would tell her about her grandmother?

2 What two things would Sean be especially interested in experiencing?

3 Which historical figure is Emma particularly interested in? Why does she say she'd like to see things happening 'from a safe platform'?

c Which period of history would you like to go back to? What positive and negative things would you expect to find?

d Watch some extracts in which the speakers respond to what the previous person says, in order to keep the conversation going. In which one(s) does the speaker...?

A suggest something the person could do

B ask for more detail

C agree enthusiastically

D refer to a sensible comment the person has made

E extend the range of the conversation

e Now have a conversation in groups of three. Discuss the statements.

1 Historical films and novels are popular mainly because they tell exciting and dramatic stories.

2 Modern politicians can learn important lessons from history.